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Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community

The updated version of the Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community document and supporting information is now available free to healthcare professionals via the http://www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk website

Calling all PENG members please follow the link below to see the ACBS vacancies and associated recruitment details

Great interview with Anne Holdoway, Chair of the Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community Pathway Consensus Panel

Anne explains the importance of earlier identification of and individually tailored management of malnutrition in the community, with the pathway recently updated and endorsed by professional organisations it is an evidence based tool to follow and ensure equity in care...

Calling all dietitians working or with an interest in pancreatology... April 27th 2018

The Falk Sheffield Clinical Pancreatology Forum is a unique, one day, meeting which aims to cover both the daily challenges and the most up to date advances to improve care for patients with pancreatic disease. It offers a practical “What do I do with” or “How I do it” approach. Presentations and debates will be delivered by some of the leading UK and international specialists in Pancreatology who will all bring their invaluable insights. With this in mind the meeting is relevant to the whole multidisciplinary team working that is vital to pancreatology including Nurses, Dietitians, GI Medical trainees, surgical trainees, Liver trainees and GI Consultants.

Given the unique support for the meeting Registration is Free. We would urge you to register as soon as possible to secure your place using the link below.

PENG Award 2017 winners were presented with their award at the PENG Study Day and each presented their poster

British Dietetic Association launches updated guidance around the provision of hospital food

The British Dietetic Association Food Services specialist group launched the second edition of the Nutrition and Hydration Digest. This significantly revised and updated document builds on the success of the first Digest, and will replace it as one of the five key documents forming national hospital food standards in England.

This is a repeat of a similar survey which was distributed earlier this year but even if you completed that survey we are interested to hear your views again. Following the completion of this survey the intention is to review, revise and update DOT and so it is important that we get as much feedback as possible. Please therefore share the link to other dietitians who may not have receive this communication. The survey should take around 20 minutes to complete but it does not have to be completed all at the same time – you can save the survey and return to it later. The deadline for completing the survey is midnight on 13th November so there is plenty of time to share your views and experiences.

PINNT have released their HAN 2017 video

It's PINNT's 2017 HAN Awareness Week 7th-13th August and they are celebrating their 30th Anniversary.

PENG would like to congratulate Mike Stroud

PENG would like to congratulate Mike Stroud who has been awarded a 'personal chair' by the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The award has been made in recognition of his work in clinical nutrition, gastroenterology and intestinal failure especially his efforts to identify and promote best evidence-based practice in nutrition support and intravenous fluid provision. Professor Mike Stroud is also involved in ongoing research work that now revolves around his NIHR Programmes grant to examine the potential benefits of screening for and treating malnutrition in primary care settings.

Professor Mike Stroud has been a key member of BAPEN for many years holding the position of President twice and most recently becoming a member of Faculty.

Added: 25th July 2017

In Touch Available to All BAPEN Members online

Don't forget to access the May issue of new digital In Touch. Follow the link below and enter your username and password to access the latest issue.

Win a free place onto the PENG Clinical Update Course June 2018 - open to PENG members

Benchmark Statement for Dietetics - consultation now open - opportunity to respond by 31st August

The BDA and the QAA have been developing revised Subject Benchmark Statement for Dietetics. These Subject Benchmark Statements set out what graduates in particular subjects are expected to know, do and understand at the end of their programme of study. They describe the nature of study and the academic standards expected of graduates in specific subject areas and in respect of particular qualifications. They are used as reference points in the design, delivery and review of academic programmes but do not represent a national curriculum in a subject or prescribe set approaches to teaching, learning or assessment. Instead, they allow for flexibility and innovation in programme design within a framework agreed by the subject community. If you would like to comment on these please take time to complete the attached survey here http://www.qaa.ac.uk/newsroom/consultation-on-the-draft-revised-version-of-dietetics#.WVUSPOvyvRb which is open until 31st August.

BDA and BAPEN commit to closer working

Calling all PENG members - an opportunity has arisen for a lucky PENG member (or 2) to attend the NNNG conference July 10/11th in Bournemouth this year

An opportunity has arisen for PENG to have a stand at the NNNG conference next month and therefore we are able to offer a place at this conference for up to 2 PENG members to attend this conference - would any of you be interested in attending and representing PENG at the conference and being able to 'man' the PENG stand area during the main breaks - we are able to provide a travel bursary and all of the display PENG resources and pop up stand will be provided on site. All we ask is that in return aside from being available and representing PENG at the conference is that you provide a mini summary for us to include in e-PENlines so we can share the key take home messages with everyone. If anyone is interested and able to help please get in contact direct peng@bda.uk.com and ideally by June 26th.

The NNNG is a very popular conference and offers an excellent programme this year which can be found here

Calling all dietitians working in the area of intestinal failure

Congratulations to Vera Todorovic, Sean White and team and the Managing Malnutrition in COPD Pathway for being shortlisted for CN awards

Congratulations to PENG Committee member Vera Todorovic who has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Achievement CN Award and congratulations to Sean White and team who developed the MND YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/user/MNDAssociationUK who were shortlisted for the CN Award 'Resource of the Year' category and congratulations to the Managing Malnutrition in COPD Pathway for being shortlisted for CN Award Resource of the Year

Only a few weeks to go until the next BAPEN nutrition screening week which is w/c March 13th

New film from BAPEN 2016 – how can we improve Nutritional Care in our hospitals?

A new website has been launched which is intended to support people living with MND and their carers who may be considering the placement of a feeding tube.

This is the result of a collaboration with people living with MND and their carers, health professionals and some very clever web designers and film makers: http://mytube.mymnd.org.uk/ The website contains short films about making the decision to have a feeding tube placed, experience of having a tube fitted, caring for the tube and the carers experience. Please check it out and feel free to share...

Added: 23rd November 2016

Calling all dietitians

SE London Community Head and Neck Cancer Team study day Dec 14th London places still available.

The BDA's Dietitians Week 2016 wins Best Social Media Campaign award

Congratulations to Alison Longbottom

Congratulations to PENG member Alison Longbottom for completing the recent PENG membership survey and by doing so entering the free prize draw to win a £25 M&S voucher – Congratulations on winning the voucher and look out for your voucher in the post.

Added: 14th November 2016

BAPEN's National Data Collection Week

Only a month to go until BAPEN's National Data Collection Week Dec 12th 2016 - have you signed up to BAPEN's Nutritional Care Tool? If not please click here and sign up today - great way to track nutritional risk and management of in both hospital and care home settings.

Added: 14th November 2016

Congratulations to Sean White, HEF lead for PENG committee, who received a BAPEN Roll of Honour at the BAPEN conference Nov 8th 2016

Please note that the last question, Q11, asks for your contact email address which is optional and only those that do complete the survey and fill this last question in will be able to be entered for the free prize draw to win a £25 M&S voucher.

Your feedback is important to us and will enable us to incorporate your needs into the plans for the PENG Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition.

Added: 3rd October 2016

Calling PENG members - do you work in the area of learning disabilities?

The Feeding Tube Challenge

On January 18th 2016, Sean White, Home Enteral Feed Dietitian in Sheffield and PENG HEF Clinical Lead, spent a week without all oral diet and fluids, receiving all his nutrition via a naso-gastric tube.

PENG Members Survey – deadline 10th October

To help us plan for 2016/17 we would like your feedback, as PENG members, to help us shape the PENG membership benefits and support.

Your opinions are very important to us and your answers will be treated in confidence. Please click here to take part.

Those who complete the survey may choose to be entered into a prize draw where one lucky winner will receive a M&S voucher for £25. The survey should not take more than 15 minutes, the results will be collated in October and summarised at the PENG AGM November 7th.

Added: 28th September 2016

Caring for Someone Who Needs a Flu Jab? Take time to check they are not at risk of malnutrition

Introducing The Essentials of Clinical Nutrition – The Updated E-Learning Modules from BAPEN

Winners of the free places for the Clinical Update Course 2017 Announced

We are really pleased to announce the winners of the 5 free (for PENG members) places and thank everyone who applied. Congratulations to all of the winners - named below - who will receive more information in due course:

Caitlin Gilfillan, Tayside

Bilam Patel, London

Rachel Edwards, Liverpool

Kerri Major, Glasgow

Quynh Truong, Bedford

More information about the PENG Clinical Update Course 2017 can be found HERE and registration opens October 10th.

Added: 21st September 2016

PENG Pre-BAPEN Conference teaching day

Register now for the PENG study day being held in Brighton November 7th 2016, for more details see the updated programme

Calling all PENG members - the November 7th PENG Extended Skills pre-BAPEN conference teaching day registration is now open and is £65 (incl VAT) for PENG members

See details of the exciting programme HERE and details on how to book HERE. Note we will also be holding the PENG AGM on 7th November.

Added: 7th July 2016

New practical resource for healthcare professionals

The Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community Consensus Panel have just launched a new practical resource for healthcare professionals in identifying and managing those individuals living with COPD who may be at risk of malnutrition

BAPEN's National Nutritional Care Data Collection Weeks

Regional Nutrition Event July 26th in Birmingham

Regional Nutrition Event July 26th in Birmingham - interactive workshop to raise awareness of the importance of improving nutritional care, disseminate the NHS England commissioning guidance on commissioning excellent nutritional care, share best practice and the tools available to implement the guidance and to discuss any support required across the region to implement best practice.

The NNNG has just updated and released their Good Practice Guideline ‘Safe Insertion and Ongoing Care of Nasogastric (NG) Feeding Tubes in Adults'

PENG are proud to announce the launch of the PENG Award 2016

Dietitians are asked to submit abstracts that demonstrate the use of outcomes in nutritional support for the PENG Award 2016. This longstanding Award is supported by Abbott Nutrition, Fresenius Kabi and Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition through a supportive educational grant which enables the winner to attend BAPEN and present their abstract

Healtheurope 2016: An integrated approach to a hidden problem - tackling the consequences of malnutrition - May 25th 2016

The event will focus on diverse aspects of public health and policy across Europe, taking place in London with a live audience of around 400 healthcare decision makers, community health and clinical leads, and will also feature live streaming for participants around Europe.

BDA Live 2016

Nutrition and Hydration Week 2016

"PENG pledge to continue to work with PINNT and other professional bodies over the coming months to develop a range of resources to guide patients and carers on how to look for, treat or prevent malnutrition and understand the methods of nutrition support available. The resources will include sign-posting guides to help people access good nutritional care."

Nutrition and Hydration Week are asking for organisations and individuals to pledge their support to raising awareness of the importance of nutrition and hydration as an essential element of care. Please see the Nutrition and Hydration website for more information and how you can download the logo and templates and ideas www.nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk PENG would really like to hear from members and if you are involved already or planning any events please do let us know peng@bda.uk.com

Added: 11th January 2016

PENG are proud to have partnered with NNNG and PINNT in the development of some resources to support patients on their enteral tube feeding journey

These resources are for use by HCPs with patients and for patients themselves to download.

BAPEN's National Nutritional Care Data Collection Weeks - Second one being this week 14th December

Are you participating in this week's data collection? Do you know someone who is, is this in a care home or hospital setting? The details about the weeks and BAPEN's Nutritional Care Tool can be accessed via http://data.bapen.org.uk/

It would be great to hear from you and your experience peng@bda.uk.com Through participating in the national nutritional care data collection weeks - one per season - you will be helping to gain a broader picture of nutritional care cross the UK and create a national dashboard.

Implementation Support for Enfit Connector

Nutrition and Hydration highlighted and recognised as being essential

NHS England has launched their Guidance for Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration which can be found here - http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/commissioning/nut-hyd/ It explains how to tackle the problem; how to assess the impact of commissioned services and how commissioners have begun to tackle problems.

Added: 9th October 2015

Congratulations to those who have won a free place on the 2016 PENG Clinical Update Course

Latest statement from the Enteral Plastic Safety Group (EPSG) is now available

Please answer our latest monthly polls

Are you a dietitian and looking after patients on HPN, would you like to join the LinkedIn group?

Would you like to discuss aspects of care with other dietitians working in this area of nutrition support?

If yes then please consider joining our new LinkedIn group so that we can start an informal HPN dietetic group. The group is called Dietitians in HPN Group UK. We are aiming to set up a contact list of dietitians to share resources and audit/research ideas.

If you have any questions then please email alisonculkin@nhs.net Lead for Parenteral Nutrition PENG committee.

CN Awards 2015 – Nominations are now open

BAPEN South Yorkshire Regional Teaching Day – March 13th 2015

Nutrition and Hydration Week 2015

"PENG pledge to continue to work with PINNT and other professional bodies over the coming months to develop a range of resources to guide patients and carers on how to look for, treat or prevent malnutrition and understand the methods of nutrition support available. The resources will include sign-posting guides to help people access good nutritional care."

Nutrition and Hydration Week are asking for organisations and individuals to pledge their support to raising awareness of the importance of nutrition and hydration as an essential element of care. Please see the Nutrition and Hydration website for more information and how you can download the logo and templates and ideas www.nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk PENG would really like to hear from members and if you are involved already or planning any events please do let us know peng@bda.uk.com

Added: 1st December 2014

Would you be interested in becoming a PENG research and audit mentor?

Please get in touch with Jacklyn Jones (Research lead for the PENG Committee) at jjones@qmu.ac.uk and you can receive more information about the role. If you would be interested in having a mentor or a point of contact to help answer questions about research and audit then please also get in touch.

You may recall that the PENG committee recently surveyed the PENG membership about their involvement in research and audit activities. As part of this survey members were asked about the support they felt they needed to engage more fully in research and audit. The survey identified several areas of research and audit where members would like more training. Some of these areas such as identifying funding sources and writing for publication will be included in the PENG autumn meeting in 2015. However in addition to formal training many PENG members stated that they would find it beneficial to have an individual point of contact to ask specific questions about the research and audit process. In view of this the PENG committee are aiming to set up a mentoring system to support PENG members in developing their research and audit skills. We are therefore seeking potential mentors to help with this process.

Added: 1st December 2014

Want to make a difference and gain experience? Please consider becoming a member of PINNT's Virtual Nutrition Team – deadline Jan 8th 2015

Enteral Plastic Safety Group (EPSG) Statement regarding ISO 80369-3

PENG excited to announce the five winners of the PENG Clinical Update 2015 free place competition

Congratulations to Ailsa Kennedy

Congratulations to Ailsa Kennedy, Specialist Community Nutrition Support Dietitian and HETF Clinical Lead PENG who won Complete Nutritions' 2013/14 Clinical Professional of the Year Award and was awarded this week

We support PINNT and HANs Week 2014

PENG pledge to work with PINNT and other professional bodies to develop a range of resources to guide patients and carers on how to look for, treat or prevent malnutrition and understand the methods of nutrition support available and such resources we will be developing will include sign-posting guides to help people access good nutritional care.

Revealing patient insight published in new report – Nutritional Care and the Patient Voice: Are we being listened to?

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has worked in collaboration with Health Innovations to produce a Red Mat which stays on the tables of those patients who are at risk of malnutrition or dehydration, to remind staff and inform relatives not to remove any food or drink without informing nursing staff. At present most Trusts use Red Trays, but these are only there during mealtimes, whilst these mats are there 24 hours per day.

Government spending more on nutritional supplements for patients than on hospital meals

Congratulations - The Nutrition Game has won The Nutrition + Health Live 2013 #NHLive award. Resource of the Year #StopThePressure

The Nutrition Game was created by the NHS, in conjunction with BAPEN to help frontline staff learn about a serious subject while having some fun, because most of us learn more when we're enjoying ourselves. The board game works in any care setting, only takes 45 minutes and anyone can play.

Today (7th November) is nutritionDay Worldwide

Step by step guidance to help with your participation today is available here

Added: 1st November 2013

NNNG launches two new sets of Good Practice Guidelines

The National Nurses Nutrition Group (NNNG) launched two sets of Good Practice Guidelines at its recent annual conference in Birmingham, entitled

Obtaining an Accurate Body Weight Measurement in Adults and Children in Primary and Secondary Care Settings and

Exit Site Management for Gastrostomy Tubes in Adults and Children

All NNNG Good Practice Guidelines are available to download for a small fee of £12.50 per download for non-NNNG members. NNNG members are able to access all NNNG Good Practice Guidelines as part of their membership, as well as a wide range of other benefits.

PENG Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition - reprinted versions of tables now available

PENG Clinical Update Course – Tutors wanted

PINNT announces the UK’s first Home Artificial Nutrition (HANs) Week 5-12 August 2013

PINNT, the charity and patient support group for all adults and children managing ‘life on-line’ at home with artificial nutrition therapies, is running the UK’s first ever Home Artificial Nutrition Week.

New resources are available at www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk which include:

Managing Malnutrition with Oral Nutritional Supplements – www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/leaflets-hcp
An A4 two sided printable leaflet which gives professionals an overview to malnutrition and includes information on the types of ONS available and patient suitability. It details the different styles, flavours and products available as a quick guide.

Nutrition Drinks – www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/leaflets-patients-and-carers
An A4 two sided printable leaflet which outlines to patients why they have been prescribed oral nutritional supplements and offers them general advice on getting the most from their supplements, for example advice on cooking with supplements and storage.